by Sharon Moreland | Apr 17, 2026 | Adults, News
April is National Poetry Month. Upcoming events: Saturday, April 18 – Touch a Truck at Rotary Day in the Park from 11-1 at Riverside Park. Sign up for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. April 22 at 6:30 pm – Death Cafe in the Library meeting room...
by Melissa Sitler | Feb 7, 2026 | Iola Reads, News
Have you picked up your copy of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, the Spring 2026 book for Iola Reads? Look for the yellow tubs around town and at the Iola Public Library to get your copy to read and share. A classic of English literature, this romantic “novel of...
by Sharon Moreland | Dec 31, 2025 | Children, News
We invite you and your family to visit the Library’s Family Play Space, developed and funded as a pilot project for the Southeast Kansas Library System (sekls.org). This space is thoughtfully designed to meet the developmental needs of children and stresses the...
by Sharon Moreland | Nov 1, 2025 | Adults, News
Thank you! We reached $9,514 as of the end of Giving Tuesday. With your support, we can continue to nurture and grow the Iola Public Library Endowment Fund. Managed locally by Your Community Foundation, the Endowment Fund has grown from $12,000 in 2012 to over...
by Sharon Moreland | Aug 21, 2025 | News
The Iola Public Library Board would like to hear your thoughts about the Library and ask you to take this quick survey. Your input will help us revise and update our Strategic Plan. Interested to know more? You are invited to download the Approved Strategic...
by Sharon Moreland | Jul 29, 2025 | Friends, News
From mid-July through September 1, you and your family can walk around the Iola Square and read the children’s classic “Caps for Sale” by Esphyr Slobodkina one store window at a time! Start at the Library to start the story and view a map to guide...
